Steve Miles led the Northeastern Conference in basketball scoring 174 points in 1952 for W.H.S.   Steve went on to play football at Cornell University.  Now living in Houston, Texas Steve often returns to his hometown for Thanksgiving Day to watch…
Category: Sports
From the Press Box: Medal Count
Two Winthrop coaches won medals last week at the Bay State Games. Phil Ronan coached the Metro Boston Boy’s Soccer Team  to a bronze medal.  It was a great day to end Phil’s successful ten years of coaching soccer in…
Are You Ready for Some Football?
The Patriots start practice next Thursday (July 24) . The Winthrop Vikings open practice in 31 days (August 17). The first scrimmage is with Beverly at Hurd Stadium on Saturday, August 23rd. Are you ready for some football? Here’s Lederman’s…
World Cup Soccer Teams Are Approaching Conclusion
As we go to press, there is still a semi-final game between Holland and Argentina as Germany awaits the winner. Before the World Cup many had doubts on the Netherlands who came in ranked No. 15 in the world by…
New Flag Football Program at Parks and Rec.
Summer is always an exciting time for everyone—whether it is spent at Yirrell beach, having barbecues with friends and family, or even playing a nice game of flag football. This summer, kids have the special opportunity to play on the…
Adamson Was the Star among Stars: Winthrop Catcher Named Agganis MVP
Jennifer Adamson had the right number on the back of her Agganis All-Star jersey: No. 1. Adamson was No. 1 in virtually every category: hits, batting average, slugging percentage, and runs scored. She also caught all seven innings for the…
Fisher Leads St. Mary’s To Sectional Championship
Winthrop’s Alexandria Fisher had two hits and two RBI to power St. Mary’s High School to an 8-5 victory over Amesbury in the Division 3 North sectional final Sunday at Martin Field in Lowell. Fisher had the key hit in…
Lady Vikings Fall in State Tourney Opener
The Winthrop High softball team went up against a tough Lowell Catholic pitcher and came out on the short end of a 5-1 decision in the first round of the MIAA Division 3 North State Tournament Saturday afternoon on the…
WHS Baseball Team Charges into Tourney; Hosts Matignon Today
The Winthrop High baseball team concluded its regular season with a pair of decisive victories, including a must-win contest with Mystic Valley last Thursday evening, to qualify for the post-season MIAA state baseball tournament. The Vikings, the eighth seed in the nine-team Division 4…
Softball Team Wins, Three, Now at 11-5
The Winthrop High softball team won three of its four games this past week to make it 10 victories in their last 11 outings and improve their season’s mark to 11-5. The lone bump in the road for the Lady…